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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08
BURLINGTONS.

Earned runs, Burlington ), Rutland two
double play, McGulrk, Roach, McGuirk; hit
by pitched ball, Lincoln, Carrigen; struck
out, by Linehan 4, by Aiken 3 passed balls
Vadeboncoeur |; wild pitches, Linehan !;
tune of game, hour, A. minutes umpire,
Frank II. Waterman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08
Sold by livery Druggist in Burlington
NOTICE.
J.W. Johnson, r. "a 4.

We the subscribers, having been appO.uteC
by the Honorable the Probate Court tor the DIS
trict of Chittendcn, Commissioners to receive,
examine and adjust the claims ana de-
mands of all persons against the estate OF
j. w. johnson. late of burlington, IN sald
district. deceased, and also all claims ana
demands exhibited in offset thereto ;
ana SIX mounts irom me nay OF
court for that purpose, we do therefore here
by give notice that we will attend tu the bust
ness of our appointment. at the lhCc w l..
Burnap in Bur ngton in said ii ST. e.. the
mrs. Monday OF August and Dec ~ next,
at 10 o'clock A NJ, on each of said 1"N>.
Dated this oath day OF June 1857.
W. l.. BURNAP. ro,,,.. ..,..,
4. A. FULLER O"'"'" 'N""' r
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Burlington Wholesale Produce Markes


BURLINGTON, July :.
The butter market remains practically
unchanged. Cheese is stronger than last
week. Eggs are scarce and higher.
Potatoes are plenty. Veal is steady,
but mutton is very scarce and the other
meats are practically unchanged. Quota
tions are as follows;
PRovIsIONs-Butter. IA Is cents for freeb
made cheese. 81l0c potatoes, 50U60 cts !;
eggs 156Cl6C: beans, S1.2J0ISl50 b bushei
honey. lUlDl4 cents.
Hay, loose, $lG0$12; balcd, sl4DS15.
GRAIN-Oats % q 80 cents u BUSH; pt.as
roc a. 90; rye, so a 55c buckwheat, 40 az 45c ;
| corn, Western 500 55c Northern 80 % e0e
FEED Middlings, $500 a $500 u ton {;
| shorts, s2l.0O a $500 bran, $1,000 q s22.V :
corn meal, SS}.0Q1 s24.00.
HIDEs-I,eef ~ % &c y d veal, SIC Y y.
MEATS-Beef, Vermont dressed 0JGc y p
| Western t1L7c q n = Veal, 6g7c; pork, dressed
| 619c; mutton, so 1Oc q ID dressed: lamb
| l2c dressed turkeys alive l0cOl2l3c; dressed
15c; ducks l216c dressed; fowls, 10 "a IL alive,
chickens l2c alive. l50 l6c dressed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08

CHICAGO, July 6

CHICAGO, July 6.
FLoUR-quiet and steady. Winter at
25Gi so; Northern winter at 3 1904 25
Michigan at 60Qt4 90; choice to
fancy minnesota patents at 25Qt4 so
wheat patents at 100 q 425; Minnesota
bakers In sacks at 90 a 3 25. WHEAT
weak. No. 2 spring at G934@70; No. 9
spring at 50; No . red at T2E, CORN-un-
settled No. . at 1855. OATs-loW er. No
at 25>4@2jA, RYE-No. . at 4s. BARLEY
No. nominal.
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

California peaches, 50 to % cents a
dozen. California apricots, % TO 30 cents
dozen. Radishes, cents bunch. Home
grown spinach is out of market. Home
grown lettuce 5 cents head. Pota-
toes, 60 to 70 cents a bushel. Blueber-
ries. 10 cents a quart. Strawberries, 10
to 1919 cents quart. New tomatoes
10 cents a pound. Cucumbers cts.
apiece. String beans s cents a quart
Green peas, 30 to 30 cents peck Ban
anas are 40 to, so cents dozen. Mes,
sina and Valencia, oranges are 20
to SO cents per dozen. Figs are 20
to 80 cents pound. Messina lemons
are 80 to 81 Sents dozen Pine
apples 20 to 80 cts ach. Cocoanuts are
to 10 cents each. Best quality dates
II cts pound. French prunes are 10 TO 20
cents pound German prunes 20 cents a
Evaporated apples, Is to 20 cts pound.
Bermuda onions, > cents pound
pickles 80 to 60 cents a gallon, plain or
mixed. New beets and turnips, cents
a bunch. Home grown asparagus 10 to II
cents pound. Parsley cents bunch.
pound pals. Spiced blackberries - toe
cents in pound pals. New Florida cab
bage to 10 cents pound.
MEATS AND FISH.
Spring lamb, hind quarters, % to 30 CTS,
a pound, forequarters, Is to ~ cts. pound.
Lamb chops, 25 cents. Spring. chickens,
SIPS to Sl.50 pair. Mutton is
quoted at Is to 20 cents for hind
quarters and 10 to 1871 cents for fore
quarters. Beef, best cuts, Western, for
porter house is quoted at IS to 20 cents sir
ioin, 1870 20 cents; round, l219 to IS cents,
Vermont beet quoted at l6 to 20 cents,
Veal Is Is to 20 cents pound for steaks,
- to Is for roasts, and q to II 2 cents
for other pieces Hams, sugar cured
10 to IL cents, homeless ham, 10 to u
cents pound, California hams, 10 to 1919
cts. pound, smoked shoulders, 10 to l2lq
cts, tripe 10 to l2l9 cents, picked pigs
feet l2I5 cents. Picked lambs tongues Is
cts. per pound. Corn beef to l2L5 cents.
Pork, roast, ~ , TO - cents pound steak
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08

Mrs Jonathan Blaisdell, aged O., living
near the railroad station in Fletcher, fell
down stairs Monday morning, breaking
her neck.
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DIED.

BRIGBAa-In Essex, VT, June To- 1887, War
rem Brigham, aged 81 years and five months.
HoBART-In Westford, July B. 1857, Eli Eo~
bart, aged IS years.
MILLER,-In Rutland. Wednesday, July g.,
James Il. Miller, aged 30 years ank months
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MARRIED..

RICHMOND-WAR this city at the resi-
dence of the bride, Tuesday, July 5, by the
Rev. Homer Eaton, -. d., Mr. Frank Rich
mond of Meriden, Conn, and Miss Minnie a
Ware of this city. No cards
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RICHMOND. ,July2

BURLINGTON, July S, 1888

BURLINGTON, July S, 1887.
Butter and other dairy products remain
about the same as last week with eggs a
trlfle higher Fruit and vegetables are
much lower. Among the new delicacies
III market are California peaches, and april
cots and Flat Rock blueberries The other
quotations remain practically unchanged,
and are as follows:
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter is 20 to 25 cents a pound Cheese is
~ cents pound. Sage cheese out
of market. Eggs, IS cts. a Dozen
Fancy cheeses are as follows: Pineapple
cheeses 50 cents to Sl.00 each according to
size; Roquefort cheese Az cents a pound (;
English dairy 25 cents Edam 81 90 each {.
Neufchatel cents package; Guada
cheese, 40 cents pound. Cheddar
cheese, 81 a piece. Dutch cheese 10 cen 9
"A pound. Milk cents quart. Pure Jel =
sey cream 30 to 40 cents quart.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08

DIR. Gage of New York. the acknow led ged
expert IN the treatn ent and cure of difficult
diseases can be consulted at Montpelier
Pavilion. Thursday, July IA; st. Adams.
Weldon, Friday, July Is; Burlington, Van
Ness House, Saturday, July 16
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
L,sTArE-BELL. deeea.ed.

A. W. BELL, plaintiffs attorney post.ofilce
dress. Plsttevine. Grant County, Wis. Nv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
Commencement at Boscobel.

June IL was the eleventh annual
commencement of the Boscobel High
School. Ruka's hall was handsomely
decorated for the occasion and was
filled to overlooking. The music was a
particularly fine feature of the evening"
entertainment. The class was COM
posed Of Miss Mary E. Brown, Miss
Mary Hurd, Miss Mertie Carley, Geo.
ID. Armstrong, Miss Maggie O'Connor
Miss Nettie Clark. Miss Mertie Carley
was valedictorian. Mr.. c. II. Sylves-
ter then presented the diplomas with
congratulations and good wishes
for the future of the class. The Prin-
cipal received handsome album from
the graduates, containing photograph
of each.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
The Old, Old Story.

Fourth of July is once more just upon
US. For the last four weeks all Amer
lea has been having its annual swell-up
on account of having at one time
whipped its mother, and next Monday
we will burst into fiery glory. Dear
old England will hear our eagle scream
and Johnny Bull will go down to the
Red-Bag-o'-N Nails and take a ha'penny's
worth of ale to steady his nerves while
he reflects that II George the Third
hadn't been grasping old idiot there
might have been lion chained to our
CREASED pole instead of an beagle.
Grant county will do herself proud, as
she always does, for we don't believe
there is person in the county unpat-
riotic enough to grind at his everyday
mill while the people enthuse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
Faith of a 4-Year-Old Boy.

A 4-year-old North Side boy used to
90 to the butchers with his father.
He always asked for a piece of saus-
age. At length the father said he
could not go unless he promised not to
ask for anything.
"All right" said the boy, 81 won't,
but the Bible says if we are good the
Savior will give us what we want.
At the butchers the boy maintained
silence, but he eyed the ringlets of
sausage long and lovingly. BILLY, :"
the butcher said, don't you want
some sausageP' The boy looked at
the butcher, then at his father, and
drawled out, mo" But the butcher
said he had better have some, anyway.
On the way home the father said;
BILLY, how do you suppose the
butcher knew you wanted sausageP"
II don't know" said the boy, "un-
less the Savior must have told him. -
CHICAGO Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30

Miss Willard has written several
books, especially for girls; the last is just
published, How to win. From the same
heading in the Chautauquan, we quote:
Without beauty it is impossible to win.
The beautiful are never desolate,
But SOME one always loves them
The ripe round mellow years" have
lifted the mists of my life's morning and
given me glimrses of that open secret,
most ineffsble and blessed, How to be
beautiful. 1t is not in paints and pow
ders, not in rufiies, ribbons or false ring
lets, not in the use of ''Pears Soap" or
the Balm of Thousand Flowers"
= II the laws of God that seek
the health of the body, were obeyed but
by a single generation, the next one
would be physically beautiful.
One learns after long while, that this
face and formiwe wear about are but a
mask, a thin. almost transparent
veil, through which the spirit looks.
There is beauty of manners, OF
utterance, of achievement, of reputation
of character, anyone of these outweighs
beauty of person, even in the scales o.
society. to say nothing of celestia
values. She says much of the insanities
of fashion and book full of goot
thoughts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
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Christening in Pennsylvania.

Two godfathers and two godmothers
are generally appointed at Saxon peas
ant christenings, and it is customary
that one couple should be old and the
other young; but in no case should
husband and wife figure as god-parents
at the same baptism, but each one OF
the quartet must belong to a different
family. This is the general custom;
but in some districts the rule demands
two godfathers and one godmother for
a boy-two godmothers and one god
father for girl.
If the parents had lost other chill
dren before, then the infant should
not be carried out by the door in going
to church, but handed out by the win
dow, and brought back in the same
way. 1t should not be carried by the
broadcast street, never by narrow lanes,
else it will learn thieving.
The god-parents must not look round
on their way to church and the first
person met by the christening pro-
cession will decide the sex of the next
child to be born-a boy, if it be a
man.
If two children are baptized out of
the same water, one of them will soon
die; and if several boys are christened
successfully in the same church, there
will be war in the land as soon as they
are grown up. Many girls denote
fruitful vintages for the country when
they have attained a marriageable
age.
If child sleeps during the baptis-
NAL ceremony, then it will be pious
and good-tempercd; but if it cries, it
will be bad-tempered or unlucky;
therefore, the first question asked by
the parents on the return from church
is generally, WAS it a quiet bap-
tism?" and if such has not been the
case, the sponsors are apt to conceal
the truth.
In some places the christening pro-
cession returning to the house of the
parents finds the door closed. After
knocking for some time in vain,
voice from within summons the god
father to name seven bald men out of
the parish. When this has been ans
wered, further question is asked as
to the gospel read in the church; and
only on receiving this answer, "Let
the little children come to me" is
the door flung open, saying: Come
in; you have hearkened attentively TO
the words of the Lord. Popular
Science Monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
City Council.

Special meeting of the Council of the
city of Lancaster June q, 1887. All
the membern being present except
Alderman Sherman. This meeting
was called for the purpose of consider
ing petition, signed by about so citi-
zens and reading as follows. 1--WE the
undersigned, hereby pledge ourselves
to join in the organization of fire.
company, provided the city furnishes
the proper machinery for extinguishing
and preventing the spread of fires; and
further, we hereby petition His Honor
the Mayor to call at an early date a
meeting to perfect such an organiza-
ton"
The council being aware of the neces-
sites of the case, and believing that
something ought to be done to aid a
move in that direction, passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
ResolUed. that in case a Fire Com
pany is organized, the Common Coun-
Gil of the city of Lancaster will encour-
age same to reasonable extent in
furnishing the necessary equipments
for same. Upon motion it was further
resolved that the Mayor appoint a
committee of three to see about perfect
ing the organizing of Fire Company
and report the wants of such company
to the council. The Mayor appointed
Jno. Stephens, Jno. Hurley and DR..
Crane as a committee for the purpose
above stated. No furthur business. the
council adjourned. AUG. MICHAELIs
Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
Patch Grove.

Hurrah for the Fourth! People here
are making extensive preparations tc
celebrate the day.
Farmers are busy with what hay
they have, but the crop has never been
SO light as it is this year. Rains now
may save the second growth.
Mrs. Fagon met with quite serious
accident the other day.
Mr.. E. Curtis is having such success
repairing jewelry and watches that
Patch Grove people think he had better
leave farming and make his fortune in
the jewellery business
The Patch Grove and Blakes Prairie
young people had a private dance at
Mr.. Pohle's last Friday Evening. All
report a good time.
Grandma Garside will be eighty-five
years old next Tuesday.
VIM. Moore has just bought a new
organ for his daughter lisa
Miss Murphy closes her school in the
Curtis district this week.
Matthew McIvor has returned home
from Beloit College. Tor Rock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30

L. Glass & Son shipped seven car
loads Of white oak ties to Wolley & Co
Buffalo Mimi. the past week.
George w. Wood, our gentlema My
agent and operator has returned from
his visit to Rock Island and has again
taken charge of the office here. Mr.
John Tracy who flied the position as
operator and agent during Woods
absence has gone to Maiden Rock to
take charge of the Office at that place.
Mr. George Zimmerman and Miss
Mary Zimmerman of Mt Hope are
visiting among friends In this vincity
Walt. Gulick of Brodtville went to
Prairie du Chen on business Tuesday.
Shrake and Ready, our cream gath.
erers are both busy gathering cream.
for the Patch Grove and Bloomington
creameries respectively.
A match game of base ball
was played on the ball grounds in
Bagley Sunday between the Freeze
out" nine of Wylusing and the "Do
Funnies. "of BagleY resulting in the de-
feat of our home club. Nine innings
were played and the score stood to IL
in favor of the Freeze OUT lads TRY
Try again"
Bagley is going to celebrate the COM
ming Fourth in grand style. The officers
70 the day are: President, Hon, John A.
Hartford of Wyalusing; Vice-President.
Jacob Shrake. Lewis Glass ST., Fred
Handy, Chas Glass; Orator, Ernst
Hofer of McGregor; Marshal, Nick
Mann of Glen Haven; Assistant Mar
shall. Bernard Keeler of BagleY; reader
of Declaration of Independence. Bern
ard f. Keller; Toast Master, John M.
HarvIlle; of Brodtville Chaplain, Rev.
Mr., Phillips of Hazelton. Music by
the Brodtville Choir. The Fourth will
be celebrated with pomp. music, proc
ession, oratory, horse racing, wheel
barrow racing, sack racing. fireworks,
etc, etc, closingwith grand dance in
Bagley Hall in the evening. Dinner
will be served on the grounds by
Mrs. A. Bagiey. The Garnavillo Cornet
Band will furnish music for the bow
cry in the grove and at the hall at
night. By ORDER OF COMMITTEE
A Conductor on the G. M. and St
Paul X. r. Mr. Weber was run over
and frightfully mangled by freight
train in McGregor last Saturday
about noon. dying from injuries re-
cieved about six o'clock Saturday even
ing. His remains were sent to Dubuque
where he has wife and three children
living. Scout
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
A Rig Advantage.

Two small boys, one from the east
side and one from the west side, met on
the Congregational church crossing.
1t appeared to the casual observer at
first that they had had no previous
acquaintance. 1for they ran right by
each other without giving any signal of
recognition; but IN moment they
''pulled too''Iand faced each other, and
the boy from the west side Said "Our
folks has got something your folks amt
got" The boy from the east side
Strengthened up and answered: "They
amt either-What hare they got?"
"Bedbugs and bottle of cedar oil"
said the west side boy with a proud
side-lift of his clipper-cut head. well,
l don't care" answered the east side
boy; Tour folks live nearer the grave
yard and poor house than your folks
dor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
At Stratford-on-Avon.

My previous visit was hurried one,
II took but a glimpse, and then went
on my way. Now, for nearly week |
was resident of Standardization.
How shall | describe the perfectly
ideal beauty of the INV home in which
I found myself! 1t is a line house, sur
rounded by delightful grounds, which
skirt the banks of the Avon for a con-
siderable distance, and come close up
TO the enclosure of the Church of the
Holy Trinity, beneath the floor of
which lie the mortal remains of Shaks-
peare. The Avon is one of those
narrow English rivers in which half
dozen boats might lie side by side, but
hardly wide enough for race between
two rowing abreast of each other.
just here the Avon is comparatively
broad and quiet, there being a dam a
little lower down the stream. The
waters were perfect mirror, as saw
at Stratford. | do not remember ever
before seeing cows walking with their
legs in the air, as | saw them reflected
in the stream. Along the banks the
young people were straying. Won
dered if the youthful SWANS quoted
Shakespeare to their lady-loves. Could
they help recalling Romeo and Juliet
1t is quite impossible to think of any
human being growing up in this place
which claims Shakespeare as its child,
about the streets of which he ran as a
boy, on the waters of which he must
have often floated, without having his
image ever present. Is it SOP There
are some boys, from eight TO ten or a
dozen years old, fishing in the Avon,
close by the grounds of "Avonbank, "
the place at which we are staying. /
call to the little group. II say, boys,
who was this man Shakespeare people
talk so much about?' Boys turn
round and look up with a plentiful
lack of intelligence in their counte-
nances. Don't you know who he
was nor what he WASP" BOYS look at
each other, but confess ignorance
Let us try the universal stimulant of
human faculties. Here are some
pennies for the boy that will tell me
what that Mr.. Shakespeare was" The
biggest boy finds his tongue at last.
He was writer,-he wrote plays.
That was as much as | could get out
of the youngling. | remember meet
ing some boys under the monument
upon Bunker Hill, and testing their
knowledge as | did that Of the STRAIT
ford boys. "What is this great stone
pillar here for?' l asked. battle
fought here. great battle" "Who
Fought" Americans and British"
II never hear the expression Brit
ishers) "Who was the general on
the American side?" Don't know
General Washington or somebody" =
What is an old battle, though it may
have settled the destinies of a nation,
to the game of baseball between the
Boston and Chicago Mines which is to
come off tomorrow, or to the game OF
marbles which Tom and Dick are just
going to play together under the
shadow of the great obelisk which
commentaries the conflict liUer
Wendell Holmes, in atlantic.